City Tourism lauds the creation of environmental council

Clarinda I. Catimpo
The Palawan Times

 THE CITY Tourism Office (CTO) lauds the creation of City Environmental Council of Puerto Princesa to address the city’s environmental concerns. According to City Tourism Officer Rebecca V. Labit, it’s a welcome development for both city and investors that would like to put up their business here. She said having the said council like Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) would expedite the approval of the city’s projects since it is totally independent from the province of Palawan. “Good for us, and it’s a good development for the city of Puerto Princesa,” Labit commented on the passage of the said ordinance. On October 16, the city council finally approved the legislative measure authored by Councilor Modesto Rodriguez II for the creation of the city’s environmental council which will perform same tasks as that of the PCSD. The said legislations had undergone several committee hearings prior to its approval. Earlier, Rodriguez manifested that the city government should have its own council that will deal with its environmental concerns. However as of press time, the city council still endorses projects to PCSD despite its being HUC. He noted that the absence of such council causes some delays to the implementation of the projects since PCSD meets once a month and there are other concerns which are being tackled concerning the entire province.